The Rescuers by Margery Sharp
POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: prompt #33, a childhood classic you’ve never read.
This is an absolute delight; the Disney version is one of my favourite films and I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to read this lovely story. Although there are some obvious book-to-film differences, there’s still Bianca and Bernard, as well as Norwegian mouse, Nils, on a danger-filled rescue mission to help someone in need. This is such a fun children’s classic, filled with whimsy and nostalgia, and well worth a read if you love the film.
Read: May 7th 2018
4/5 stars
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
Received from NetGalley for review.
DNF
I feel like I’ve been trying to read a completely different book to everyone else because Sky in the Deep has done nothing but bored me. Violent, stabby Vikings should not be boring…but here we are. I’m going with ‘it’s not you it’s me’ because I think I could enjoy this book under the right circumstances and maybe I’m just not feeling it right now? Eelyn seems badass to begin with but it feels like her getting kidnapped by the Riki and the whole dead-brother-back-to-life-but-with-the-enemy thing killed off the excitement and completely halted my interest. I can’t help but feel that it’s just going to get a bit bloodier and someone important will probably die, but then everything will work out and Eelyn and Fiske will ride off into a glorious sunset. I might be wrong, but I don’t have the energy to find out.
Read: May 22nd 2018
2/5 stars
Magic, Ink, and Stardust 